This classic short story by Ambrose Bierce was originally published in 1890. It served as the basis for a short film that aired as “Twilight Zone” episode in the United States in 1964. According to Kurt Vonnegut, anyone who hasn’t read it, is a “twerp.”

‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’
by Ambrose Bierce

A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his neck. It was attached to a stout cross-timber above his head and the slack fell to the level of his knees. (more…)

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Written by Kevin Anderson, read by Brandon Carpenter.

The proprietor of the Ink Spot tattoo and piercing parlor of Austin, Texas recalls his most terrifying customer. Eyebrow rings have never been so spooky.

 

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An intergalactic prisoner serving a hard labor sentence comes to an understanding with his robotic prison cell/spaceship.

 

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